“I just wanted to thank you for taking the story of the aura oak tree.

“The pastor has assured me, by email, ‘that there are no current plans to remove any of the 25+ other trees on our property.’

“We are currently working with the Elk Environmental Committee to see what we can do to prevent the tree from being cut down by anyone.

“Thanks again for you kindness and professional assistance.’’

— Beverly Nicholson

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Here is a woman who believed in a cause and didn’t care who stood in her way to save a 300-year-old oak tree from being destroyed in the name of progress.

She found out just how many people thought like her.

If the tree is cut down tomorrow, Beverly Nicholson knows she did everything she could to save it.

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A tree didn’t cry today in Aura.

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We have a story about Diane Starn, one of two animal control officers for Vineland who has been praised not only for her work over the past 18 years, but also for what she still does for the Cumberland County SPCA.

She volunteers for every event.

She helps with the annual spaghetti dinner and two yard sales and a lot of other things behind the scenes.

It wouldn’t hurt if the city recognized her for her work.

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If you’ve always wondered what the New Jersey Motorsports Park is all about, get over there Saturday for the open house.

There will be about 8,000 others with you.

It won’t cost you anything to park or to enter the grounds.

Go see where Michael Jordan watched his motorcycle team race from the roof.

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We lost one of our favorite from the old News.

Margaret Pierce passed away this week.

How she ever put up with that production crew, we’ll hever know.

Especially with that Marcella Miller.

But it was Marcella who called us with the bad news.

Godspeed, Margaret.

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Now we’re wondering how Hazel Queen is doing.

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Unsightly house on your street?

We don’t care where you live in Cumberland or Salem counties.

Tell us where it is.

We’ll go out and take a picture of it and shame somebody into fixing it.

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Donald Fauerbach says people from as far away as Pennsylvania filled the Millville Planning Board chambers when the vote took place on the new ATV park at the motorsports park.

How long has Andy Sarclette, of Maurice River Township, been trying to make this dream possible?

Twenty-five years?

They should let him take the first ride on the track.

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Let’s see if we can land Danica Patrick for a weekend appearance.

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You know Bridgeton is ready to capitalize on all this racing development in Millville.

Route 49 splits Bridgeton and leads directly to Buckshutem Road and the track.

If a man can put over $1 million into renovating the Ramda Inn in Vineland, Bridgeton should be ready to unveil its ancillary plans.

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MY KIND OF TOWN:Where don’t be surprised if Gary Simmerman and Hopewell Township take advantage.